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Title: The martyrs : a sketch of the lives and a full account of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, together with a concise review of the most prominent incidents connected with the persecutions of saints, from the time the Church was organized up to the year 1846 ..
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Littlefield, Lyman O
Subjects: Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844 Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844
Publisher: Salt Lake City : Juvenile Instructor Office
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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deserted by all but Hyrum Smith, they left the jail.(See engraving.) When President Smith had been set against the curb, andbegan to recover, from the effects of the fall, Col. Williamsordered four men to shoot him. Accordingly, four men took aneastern direction, about eight feet from the curb. Col. Williamsstanding partly at their rear, and made ready to execute theorder. While they were making preparations, and the musketswere raised to their faces. President Smiths eyes rested uponthem with a calm and quiet resignation. He betra.yed no agi-tated feelings and the expression upon his countenance seemedto betoken his inly prayer to be. O, Father, forgive them, forthey know not what they do. The fire was simultaneous. A slight cringe of the body wasall the indication of pain that he betrayed when the balls struckhim. He fell upon his fice. One ball then entered the backpart of his body. This is the ball that many people have sup-posed struck him about the time he was in the window. Rut
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AN AITEMPT TO BKllEAl) JOSEPH. XI this is a mistake. I was close by him, and T know he was nothit with a ball, nntil after he was seated bj- the well-curb. His death was instantaneous and tranquil. He betraj^ed noappearance of pain. His noble form exhibited all its powers ofmanly strength and healthful agility, yet not a muscle seemedto move with pain, and there was no distortion of his features.His death was peaceful as the flilling to sleep of an inftintr—nocloud of contending ))assion gathered upon his brow, and nomalediction trembled on his lip. The reward of a righteousman seemed hovering over him, and his breath ceased \vith asmuch ease and gentleness, as if eternity was exerting an influencein his behalf and taking his spirit home to a world of liberty,light and life. The ruffian, of whom I have spoken, who set him againstthe ^yell-curb, now secured a bowie knife for the purpose ofsevering his head from his body. He raised the knife and wasin the attitude of striking, when a

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